Workshop will be held in the King Salmon

Ballroom in the Hilton Anchorage

Workshop Sign-in Form

Day 1 (June 7th)

8:45am Welcome, introduction to meeting and goals
9:00am Planetary Atmospheres & Biosignatures Invited Talks
Nikole Lewis (Cornell) and Iouli Gordon (SAO)
A pair of 30 minute talks by "Gurus", "Producers", and "Consumers" in the field.
10:00am Group Discussion
Discussion of key goals for white paper writing efforts
10:30am Catered Coffee Break with Ice Breakers
11:00am Round table discussions
Break into groups and begin discussing responses to guided questions
11:45am Lunch - Take a break and check out an eatery nearby.
1:15pm Group Discussion
A post lunch discussion to digest roundtable guided questions
1:45pm Stars/Stellar Evolution & Planet Formation Invited Talks
Ted Bergin (Michigan) and Ilsa Cooke (UBC)
A pair of 30 minute talks by "Gurus", "Producers", and "Consumers" in the field.
2:45pm Catered snack break with lightning talks
3:30pm Round table discussions
Continue discussing guided questions.
4:30pm Closeout/Debrief
Digest of day's discussions and Dinner Organization
5:15pm End of Day 1
6:00pm Dinner at various Anchorage locations

Day 2 (June 8th)

8:45am Welcome Back and a word from our sponsors + Q&A
Dominic Benford (NASA), Catherine Vlahakis (NAASC)
9:45am High Energy/Time Domain Invited Talks
Bruce Remington (LLNL) and Heath LeFevre (Michigan)
A pair of 30 minute talks by "Gurus", "Producers", and "Consumers" in the field.
10:45 am Catered Coffee Break
11:15am Round table discussions
Continue discussions related to guided questions.
12:00pm Lunch
1:30pm Group Discussion
A post lunch discussion to digest roundtable guided questions
2:00pm Diffuse Media: Gas, dust and beyond Invited Talks
Mike McCarthy (SAO) and Els Peeters (Western)
A pair of 30 minute talks by "Gurus", "Producers", and "Consumers" in the field.
3:00pm Catered snack break with lightning talks
3:45pm Round table discussions
Continue discussing guided questions
4:45pm Closeout/Debrief
Next steps: Whitepapers, etc.
5:30pm End of Day 2
7:00pm AAS Opening Reception